Craftsman 917.27623 owner manual Position, Of All, Belts

Belt Tension	Rod	g Bracket
Disengaged	Position	Electric Clutch Pulley
		Front Plate Assembly
		Double	Loop
Gauge		Retainer	Springs
Wheel
		..P
		Front Mower Bracket
		Flanged		Pin-
		Position		Notch

Vertically

Rear

Mower Pins

Deflector

Shield

CHECKTIRE

PRESSURE

,/All

assembly

instructions

have

been

The tires on your tractor were overinflated

completed.

at the

factory

for shipping

purposes.

Cor-

,/No

remaining

loose

parts

in

carton.

rect tire pressure is important for best

,/Battery

is properly

prepared

and

cutting

performance.

charged.

(Minimum

1 hour

at 6 amps).

• Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown in

,/Seat

is adjusted

comfortably

and

tight-

"PRODUCT

SPECIFICATIONS"

section

of this

manual.

ened

securely.

CHECK

DECK

LEVELNESS

,/All

tires

are properly

inflated.

(For

ship-

ping purposes, the tires were overin-

For

best

cutting

results,

mower

hous-

flated

at the

factory).

ing should be properly leveled. See "TO

,/Be

sure

mower

deck

is properly

leveled

LEVEL

MOWER

HOUSING"

in the

Service

side-to-side/front-to-rear

for

best cutting

and

Adjustments

section

of

this

manual.

results. (Tires must be properly inflated

CHECK

FOR

PROPER

POSITION

for

leveling).

OF ALL

BELTS

,/Check

mower

and

drive

belts.

Be

sure

See the figures that are shown for replac-

they are routed properly around pulleys

and inside all belt keepers.

ing motion and mower blade drive belts

,/Check

wiring.

See

that

all connections

in the

Service

and

Adjustments

section

of this

manual.

Verify that the belts are

are

still

secure

and

wires

are properly

routed

correctly.

clamped.

CHECK

BRAKE

SYSTEM

While learning how to use your tractor, pay

extra attention to the following important

After

you

learn

how

to operate

your

trac-

items:

tor,

check

to

see that

the

brake

is properly

,/Engine

oil

is

at

proper

level.

adjusted.

See

"TO

ADJUST

BRAKE" in

,/Fuel

tank

is filled

with

fresh,

clean,

regu-

the

Service

and

Adjustments

section

of

lar

unleaded

gasoline.

this

manual.

,/Become

familiar

with

all

controls,

their

J

CHECKL

IS T

location

and

function.

Operate

them

Before you operate your new tractor, we

before you start the engine.

,/Be

sure

brake

system

is

in safe

operat-

wish

to

assure

that

you

receive

the

best

performance

and satisfaction

from this

ing

condition.

Quality

Product.

,/Be

sure

Operator

Presence

System and

Please

review

the

following

checklist:

Reverse

Operation

System

(ROS)

are

working properly (See the Operation and

11

Maintenance

sections in this manual).